A String Posted July 7, 2006 Posted July 7, 2006 I finally got high speed! It's DSL and only 1000MBPS, but it beats the heck out of dialup! I have a great big grin on my face! Like that------> Craig Stringnetwork on Facebook String Network Forum My Music
Xplorer Posted July 7, 2006 Posted July 7, 2006 Welcome to the future A String! What a horrible night to have a curse.
J J Posted July 7, 2006 Posted July 7, 2006 good! I was getting tired of hearing "Smoke on the Water" and "Iron man" at that slow rate for so long Congrats
A String Posted July 7, 2006 Author Posted July 7, 2006 It's gonna be sweet! I can finally view all of those "YouTube" vids you guys post and listen to all the songs you've been posting! Craig Stringnetwork on Facebook String Network Forum My Music
A String Posted July 7, 2006 Author Posted July 7, 2006 Crap. My user agreement says I have a 2Gig Bandwidth limit per month. Craig Stringnetwork on Facebook String Network Forum My Music
Guitar Geezer Posted July 7, 2006 Posted July 7, 2006 You've been modding on DIALUP??????? (I'm at home on dial up and it's taking about 10 minutes to post this) Lynn G
A String Posted July 7, 2006 Author Posted July 7, 2006 Yeah, it was taking me about 15 minutes to download a song and about half an hour to upload one. This is gonna be sweet! The only trick will be keeping it under 2Gig. I've been on for 1 hour and the bandwidth usage thingy is showing I've used 117Mbs. Craig Stringnetwork on Facebook String Network Forum My Music
stamplicker Posted July 7, 2006 Posted July 7, 2006 OUCH bandwidth CAP!!!!!! AHHHhhhhhh MagicStomp Soundbites Soundclick Rambles Haunted Art
A String Posted July 7, 2006 Author Posted July 7, 2006 I'm not sure how long it will take me to use up 2Gig, but at my present rate, probably not long... Craig Stringnetwork on Facebook String Network Forum My Music
Guitarzan Posted July 7, 2006 Posted July 7, 2006 Cap? i don't know anything about caps. all i know is my internet is faster now. me strong like ox smart like rock. http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=193274 rock it, i will
Bbach1 Posted July 7, 2006 Posted July 7, 2006 Boy, Craig, by todays standards, 2g just isn't much. Too many video and music files to eat up the band width. You'll have to be selective. bbach Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder.
A String Posted July 7, 2006 Author Posted July 7, 2006 It's an extra $16 a month to remove the cap. Not much on it's own, but when you add it to the $24 extra I'm paying to go from Dial-up, it just becomes too much. Plus, I'm keeping 55 hours of dial-up service per month with my old company, just in case I need it. Craig Stringnetwork on Facebook String Network Forum My Music
A String Posted July 7, 2006 Author Posted July 7, 2006 Hey! I went from $13 a month to $46 a month! How the heck did that happen?!? And now I'm sitting here, contemplating adding another $16! Ahhh man. I have buyers remorse.... Craig Stringnetwork on Facebook String Network Forum My Music
stamplicker Posted July 8, 2006 Posted July 8, 2006 Hey A, you have odynet or goldentriangle out there? same company diff. name.. but DSL.. 34.95 unlimited.. worth a look into ? if your not tied into a plan? MagicStomp Soundbites Soundclick Rambles Haunted Art
Ricardo. Posted July 8, 2006 Posted July 8, 2006 That bandwith cap... I've used 3 gigs in one night on large program purchases Hopefully more tiered internet service isn't in the near future...
AeroG33k Posted July 8, 2006 Posted July 8, 2006 -Andy "I know we all can't stay here forever so I want to write my words on the face of today...and they'll paint it" -Shannon Hoon (Blind Melon)
bbqbob Posted July 8, 2006 Posted July 8, 2006 It does make a huge difference, I would hate to have to go back to dial up.
mdrs Posted July 8, 2006 Posted July 8, 2006 Glad you got "wide" AString ....bummer about the "a la carte" pricing....that's a pain in the you know where....WALLET!! Don't let that speed go to your head.... Don Don "There once was a note, Pure and Easy. Playing so free, like a breath rippling by." http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=574296 http://www.myspace.com/imdrs
Big Red 67 Posted July 8, 2006 Posted July 8, 2006 Right on. Now you can listen to this H5 fourty minute long improv! I am thinking of going cable to go faster then DSL! Big Red's Ride Blog
Griffinator Posted July 8, 2006 Posted July 8, 2006 Originally posted by A String: It's an extra $16 a month to remove the cap. Not much on it's own, but when you add it to the $24 extra I'm paying to go from Dial-up, it just becomes too much. Plus, I'm keeping 55 hours of dial-up service per month with my old company, just in case I need it. Huh? $24 to go from Dialup - what about the Dialup fee you're no longer paying? Or are you dropping over $30 a month on DSL? We get Verizon DSL down here for $35 a month - 2Mbps, no bandwidth cap - five bucks cheaper if you have an active phone line at the residence. A bunch of loud, obnoxious music I USED to make with friends.
A String Posted July 8, 2006 Author Posted July 8, 2006 Huh? $24 to go from Dialup - what about the Dialup fee you're no longer paying? Or are you dropping over $30 a month on DSL? We get Verizon DSL down here for $35 a month - 2Mbps, no bandwidth cap - five bucks cheaper if you have an active phone line at the residence. Wow! Well, I was paying $13 a month for Rogers Dial-up. Now, the DSL is $35 a month but the DSL without the cap is $65.99. Plus, I just found out that they added a section to their user agreement which states that they are allowed to monitor my usage and report any illegal activity to the police. Not that I participate in illegal activities, but I really don't like being watched. Luckily I haven't signed any contracts and can back out after one month. I think I may shop around... Craig Stringnetwork on Facebook String Network Forum My Music
Hardtail Posted July 8, 2006 Posted July 8, 2006 I've had broadband service from my cable company now for at least 6 years. When I started, I was paying about $30.00 /mth. Now I'm paying nearly $70.00 /mth. Though some of that increase can surely be attributed to good old fashioned greed, much of it has to with the cable company spending lots of cash to improve the infrastructure. They spent lots of time and money running fiber all over Long Island. In that 6 years, I've only had to call customer service twice and the problems were easily taken care of. Also, my internet service virtually never goes down (at least when I'm on it). I'm not thrilled about what I'm paying but I'm definitely getting what I paid for.
Dreamer Posted July 8, 2006 Posted July 8, 2006 Congratulations for your upgrade but, as you wrote, I think that you should really shop around; I am sure that you can find a better deal somewhere else. Korg PA3X Pro 76 and Kronos 61, Roland G-70, Integra 7 and BK7-m, Casio PX-5S, Fender Stratocaster with Fralin pickups, Fender Stratocaster with Kinman pickups, 1965 Gibson SG Standard
Bbach1 Posted July 8, 2006 Posted July 8, 2006 Originally posted by A String: Huh? $24 to go from Dialup - what about the Dialup fee you're no longer paying? Or are you dropping over $30 a month on DSL? We get Verizon DSL down here for $35 a month - 2Mbps, no bandwidth cap - five bucks cheaper if you have an active phone line at the residence. Wow! Well, I was paying $13 a month for Rogers Dial-up. Now, the DSL is $35 a month but the DSL without the cap is $65.99. Plus, I just found out that they added a section to their user agreement which states that they are allowed to monitor my usage and report any illegal activity to the police. Not that I participate in illegal activities, but I really don't like being watched. Luckily I haven't signed any contracts and can back out after one month. I think I may shop around... I feel everyone is entitled to their privacy, even law abiding citizens. I hate Gestapo tactics. Anyway, here I pay about $32.00 per month for high speed cable. It used to be $28 but has gone up over the years. The only thing here is that they will not let you have cable internet unless you subscribe to their cable tv as well. But, since we are, it's no problem. In fact, I bundled our land line phones, tv, and internet into one package with them. After seeing what some of you are paying for internet, it's not such a bad deal after all. bbach Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder.
Bluesape Posted July 8, 2006 Posted July 8, 2006 I think I'm paying Rogers about 40.00/month unltd. You should speak to one of their agents - something doesn't sound right here. Never a DUH! moment! Well, almost never. OK, OK! Sometimes never!
A String Posted July 8, 2006 Author Posted July 8, 2006 I have Rogers dial up and home phone. I love their service. They told me they don't offer DSL in my area. The prices for Sympatico DSL are crappy. $35 a month for 1000MB and a 2Gig cap or $46.95 a month for 3Mb and no cap. I'm checking out a local place here that is 3MB with no cap for $39.95 a month if I use my own modem. Craig Stringnetwork on Facebook String Network Forum My Music
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